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the north-carolina mercury and salisbury advertiser sjl isbv jet.--p*intkd ft published iy francis coupe 2 nom 04 thursuh may i i8oo vjl li by fatjgue.^the of fc . , health remark and never fail to n en n Â£ n their repom that although the *,â€ž, ' fo m.ch dimitnfced thi number tt u i '- lift iscoufiderably l ar?cr his * ea r t at the fane petiod.ol thclall " ' ' " general buobaparte pre'vi 0hf to i h e p.rture had it i t e gi , cn ( , lf u ;; e ; the new clothing of the rmy ; bo fcr rl â€¢;â€¢ as well .. for a g rea t an other *Â«]<*!' he contei.tÂ«d bimlelf v.i.h the n ore ordl'j the poverty of the finance which i . n " ew obftace to be combated re,'uc cf i â€žâ€ž doubiltft iotbb.ne f efn t of acÂ»jourcj t x execution of ibis uftful def rr s " 4i notwithltcnding allthu r ; or rr '. atqummg us d d n o Â» leave behind l m ', ling e lobs in the milhary chefl nor any thing capable oi being turr h i to money ! he left on tl.t convrary debt o near r'rri million j mort iun 5 year's inccire in h prefeni llcte of things tl.e r . 3 Â«< ifce aray alone is in arrear f u i j four r ic , ?, _ â€¢' such cifiztb directors is she fhua tion in which general fcoonaparte his tft n.c to full a in the trun ous bsrthtn of crmj manding ihc iÂ«nj ci he 1 l f t 1 -- v ,; a fatal crifis approaching : your orders t&vc cot ptrniittec him to forrrcunt it l fz iuch a ciij?6 t\i!)a his letter his ii.ftrbfii ous hie negociation lately i o r feet alj contribute to evince j it ] s o f yvblh noto riety and our enemies appear ic ne to left pciict'tiy informed i it than cuijelves i n d r a new s cmcutt Â«, Â«<? r 4 " aviftel hai la?!y arrived at tranqtie lir from the f f 2 Â«=â€¢ of krnce by this con toranre we l?arn thit in ennfeq ipuce of liie mri r s accounts which list reached the i<hi:d of th e io!li!i;ie3 wl.ich ha<l taken p : a:Â«r berween the french rcpuhlican vellels m ! t;i mrrici!'s got-cmor ma!artie iitu f.l the following proclamation oc the 14th af june lart : literty kfuality french rerumir ore and irdivifible proclamation anie jofenh hip-jits malartie generel jo chirr governor genefal of the i its of prince anj re-unidn and commander in tl'i.f â– ><* t!Â»e ffsnch eflaoliihtnents to zheeaft ifa.d of th cspe cf good hope : considering t^e di^vrent reports th?.t liive been made fine the 24th of laft flu viofe by the captains f foreign and neutral aijis ani*ed at this colony : â€” confidering the certificate delivered to tht d*nifli hip ihe+'.hof may 1791 o s by an ame rican hip of war and commitfioned to that eseft by the congrefs of the united states of america : siÂ«in<r that jt refults from all thefe doeuttÂ°nt3 and certificates that hoti lities fiu-c ixiftfd jince t!ieot>i of july 9 o s vtwccn france and the faid flatfs an lha th iflemtyy t fe jf recognized them by us arretteof the 2 ia!l rloriil : iv rtqutre ik fibona's to pronounce the conhfeation of all the nmericin vrflels irhich bare b tn or fl,il be brought into thin port as well as r*r property with which thry nny bf i id en done at port north weft lile of france 5'h meifidor t"f 7 h vear ' f rh e preach k-fiblir o-is and injivincric signed mal4rtic true copy of the original publi/hcd the 24th of ji ne it/n si^icj le cv^lier je pelgkom imperial danifh send tufctn coniul gen eral london jannarjl7 army of the east â€” 1 intercepted correspondence jt from this lad intercepted correspon dence from egypt now publifhsd under the uthority of government we lull jeucr fome pafl'ages from th letters of klebe pobssielgtje general comptroller of the xpences general dl'oua and buonapate aicifelf to develope the character oi the arcti'coniul and fliew the mi terabit and deftirute condition in which he left the army of egypt when he meanly fto'e away from Â», dealing aiiu ac the fame time every finale ton b*iongir,g to the military cheft buoncpartg to general zkbtr " ths coirm3(non of the arii fiiall return to france on board a flag of truce which you will demaad for this purpofe conform bl bly to the latfl cartel fcm time in the ronth of november iminedrately after they completed ths objccl of their million the are al pi-cfcn erg.agfd n putting Â» fiuiihing hani to it by the examination of d pper egypt nererthelefs if you tfcink n 7 of them will be offervice to yoo you uy put them in requifuion without fcru l but y a feries of the mofl eztraordi ur > evencs none of befe atictnpu iliould p s at this iiiuent citizen difeclors juft t 1 am niakir g up my difpattel â€¢ Â»>, i learn ihÂ»t fourteen or fifiten turkiih tcima rc tt anchor before dÂ»mictta wheie tlÂ»ey rc wailing for the fleet of ihe captÂ»iii fsih now ti joppa and having en board sf 2 am ro'd from fifteen to twehtj thrufand lend forces belidrs rbele there rrc ftili fifjein thoufand n.ei at gÂ«?.a ; and the grand \ i zifr is marching from damascus a ftw days fine he ent us back Â» fofdirr of the 25th demi-brigade who had bfen n rde nri fooer in the neighbokrhood cf el arifch sf tÂ«ir having lew n him all hi tn p he <?< fired him o acquaint im cÂ£,n:radcs with wf.at he had fren s.rc jo tell thejr ccirmandef to irervblr 1 his teems o anrjeunce eiil er tl Â« confidence which the grand \ izitr has in hi forces or a wi/h to enter ulod n ar coniodation with refptcl to my f elf it wi be abf'olutely imp"lt,ble fcr 1 b'e to gÂ«t tc^e ther more than five thotfssd men capable of taking the field sgainft him notwithrarif 4 . ing this 1 will try my fortuns if i do r,ct iuccted in gaining time by n,y riegccitiaiici.s â€” d^^zzai has withdrawn his forces iron gaza ; ml marched them b-ck to acre 1 ' fucceed and you honld neither have rein forccments nor intelligence from france by way nevt â€¢ and if this far in fpite of all your precautions the plague fliou'd break out in fgypt n.j carry offraore than fiitfen handred o the troops a coufiderable isfs in addition to that wbich the events of the war will daily occafion â€” 1 think that you ought not to venture up-tfl another cam paign and that you nre fufficicntly jsttised i ceneludirg a peace with the o/romdn porte : even though the evacuation of eg pt rtior'd be the leading article it will merely be neceflary for you to poflpone the execu tion of it if fuch a hiÂ«g be poihblej till the period of a general peace 11 endeavour to get together five or fix hundred mameloucfc in juch a manner ihat wben the french fleet arrives jou may be able to lay your hand upon them at the lame inflant of tirnr sitber at cairo or in the other provinces and fend tlum off imme diately for france if you cannot procure mametoucs fbch arab hoftaors cheiks ei liil d as may then be in cultady no mat ter on wh?t recount wit anivvir tlie end at well â€” thcle people larded in france and detaiiics there for a jear or two will con template the grandeur of the nation ; they will acquire in fome degree our manners and our language and whet they return to egypt will prove to us fo many partiian " the army ! cntruft to your care is entirely compofed of my own children i have nevtr teafed even n ths micilt ot their maft try ing difficultiee and dangers to receive proof of ih*ir att-tcl.ment ; endtavour to prefefve them flill in thafc fenliments for me this is du to the particular elieem and frienfliip i entertain for j ru and to the unf:ign"d at tedioq 1 fcÂ«l for them ! klt-'>er commanfar in chief to the direttury " the commander in chief daonaparie qui ted tins couutr for france on the corn ing of the 13d ult.^without ay ing a w-rd of hii intention to any p^rfoa whatever lir had appointed me to meet him at rofetta on the fubfeqiient dÂ»y ! ihe 24th i found there but his difpatches unablt to divine whetiicr the general hat haj the good for tunt to reach toulon i think it incumbent on me to fmd you a copy f the lettrr b which he transferred to rn the command 0 the army as alro of another which he had addreffed to the grand vizier at conllan unople although he kr:ew perf-ftly well thath this officer was already arrived at da atafcus *â€¢ my fit ft caret have been t reeled to ob tain an accurate knowledge of the pfcunt coridition of the army ** you know citiien directors and yoi have it in your power 10 procur the re quifite ftatementt j vcu llflow i fay the adual ftrer.gth of the army t its arrival in tgypt it is reduced a full hall ! an<j we oc cupy all the capital points of the oreat tri angle from the catara&a to el ftrifch from el nrivth to al^xaridria end from alex andria again to the catzrs&s ; meÂ«n whilt it is no longer a nmilion as it once wÂ»s of contending with a few hordes difpiritcd maroeloucs but of refiiling an.i combating the united efforts of three grtat powers wit porte england znd rufiia j Â«* the trroops are naked â€” and this pri ' wation of clothing is the more calamitous at it is perfectly afcertair.ed in this country to be one of the mod active caufes of the dy ftntaries and opth^lmies which conllantli prevail here the h'rlt in particular hs operated with an alarming tffect this feafon on bodies already weakened and exhausted poufiiclgue to the dirt.itry " the enem loits an riÂ«y ; be rsif a nother inftamjv he â€¢* as btatrn at mount tabor two n;ontl:s slur lie wÂ»i beaten t ftboukir ; the iatne peiiod is efapfed and \ e is again rtady to be beaten at ialahith ? hut evtry v i^i cry carries cri hire ct cur l e it troopt and their lots canrot be repairr a deicai would annihilate us ail to lit s(r man Â» sr-cl liowe*er brave the arm n.sy fee il caariot long avert that latnl event " 1 he war has deprived us tl a noicber of excellent lli.ccr fuih as geijerfl tbi;a relli gen don martini gen lir cm ren>bau<t a;id tarn dupuis ; 1 i.;t alia cifpriÂ»td us of aln.cll the whole corp of nu ai d of a vtrj ctrifioer&ble part of the chiefs of brigade both cf infantry and cavalry several able generals 1 ave ieft o and l.'itcnaps.me has laktn with him hve " the army without clothe and above ail vtuhoui kiqii fcnd without acres si at

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the north-carolina mercury and salisbury advertiser sjl isbv jet.--p*intkd ft published iy francis coupe 2 nom 04 thursuh may i i8oo vjl li by fatjgue.^the of fc . , health remark and never fail to n en n Â£ n their repom that although the *,â€ž, ' fo m.ch dimitnfced thi number tt u i '- lift iscoufiderably l ar?cr his * ea r t at the fane petiod.ol thclall " ' ' " general buobaparte pre'vi 0hf to i h e p.rture had it i t e gi , cn ( , lf u ;; e ; the new clothing of the rmy ; bo fcr rl â€¢;â€¢ as well .. for a g rea t an other *Â«]i of july 9 o s vtwccn france and the faid flatfs an lha th iflemtyy t fe jf recognized them by us arretteof the 2 ia!l rloriil : iv rtqutre ik fibona's to pronounce the conhfeation of all the nmericin vrflels irhich bare b tn or fl,il be brought into thin port as well as r*r property with which thry nny bf i id en done at port north weft lile of france 5'h meifidor t"f 7 h vear ' f rh e preach k-fiblir o-is and injivincric signed mal4rtic true copy of the original publi/hcd the 24th of ji ne it/n si^icj le cv^lier je pelgkom imperial danifh send tufctn coniul gen eral london jannarjl7 army of the east â€” 1 intercepted correspondence jt from this lad intercepted correspon dence from egypt now publifhsd under the uthority of government we lull jeucr fome pafl'ages from th letters of klebe pobssielgtje general comptroller of the xpences general dl'oua and buonapate aicifelf to develope the character oi the arcti'coniul and fliew the mi terabit and deftirute condition in which he left the army of egypt when he meanly fto'e away from Â», dealing aiiu ac the fame time every finale ton b*iongir,g to the military cheft buoncpartg to general zkbtr " ths coirm3(non of the arii fiiall return to france on board a flag of truce which you will demaad for this purpofe conform bl bly to the latfl cartel fcm time in the ronth of november iminedrately after they completed ths objccl of their million the are al pi-cfcn erg.agfd n putting Â» fiuiihing hani to it by the examination of d pper egypt nererthelefs if you tfcink n 7 of them will be offervice to yoo you uy put them in requifuion without fcru l but y a feries of the mofl eztraordi ur > evencs none of befe atictnpu iliould p s at this iiiuent citizen difeclors juft t 1 am niakir g up my difpattel â€¢ Â»>, i learn ihÂ»t fourteen or fifiten turkiih tcima rc tt anchor before dÂ»mictta wheie tlÂ»ey rc wailing for the fleet of ihe captÂ»iii fsih now ti joppa and having en board sf 2 am ro'd from fifteen to twehtj thrufand lend forces belidrs rbele there rrc ftili fifjein thoufand n.ei at gÂ«?.a ; and the grand \ i zifr is marching from damascus a ftw days fine he ent us back Â» fofdirr of the 25th demi-brigade who had bfen n rde nri fooer in the neighbokrhood cf el arifch sf tÂ«ir having lew n him all hi tn p he < fired him o acquaint im cÂ£,n:radcs with wf.at he had fren s.rc jo tell thejr ccirmandef to irervblr 1 his teems o anrjeunce eiil er tl Â« confidence which the grand \ izitr has in hi forces or a wi/h to enter ulod n ar coniodation with refptcl to my f elf it wi be abf'olutely imp"lt,ble fcr 1 b'e to gÂ«t tc^e ther more than five thotfssd men capable of taking the field sgainft him notwithrarif 4 . ing this 1 will try my fortuns if i do r,ct iuccted in gaining time by n,y riegccitiaiici.s â€” d^^zzai has withdrawn his forces iron gaza ; ml marched them b-ck to acre 1 ' fucceed and you honld neither have rein forccments nor intelligence from france by way nevt â€¢ and if this far in fpite of all your precautions the plague fliou'd break out in fgypt n.j carry offraore than fiitfen handred o the troops a coufiderable isfs in addition to that wbich the events of the war will daily occafion â€” 1 think that you ought not to venture up-tfl another cam paign and that you nre fufficicntly jsttised i ceneludirg a peace with the o/romdn porte : even though the evacuation of eg pt rtior'd be the leading article it will merely be neceflary for you to poflpone the execu tion of it if fuch a hiÂ«g be poihblej till the period of a general peace 11 endeavour to get together five or fix hundred mameloucfc in juch a manner ihat wben the french fleet arrives jou may be able to lay your hand upon them at the lame inflant of tirnr sitber at cairo or in the other provinces and fend tlum off imme diately for france if you cannot procure mametoucs fbch arab hoftaors cheiks ei liil d as may then be in cultady no mat ter on wh?t recount wit anivvir tlie end at well â€” thcle people larded in france and detaiiics there for a jear or two will con template the grandeur of the nation ; they will acquire in fome degree our manners and our language and whet they return to egypt will prove to us fo many partiian " the army ! cntruft to your care is entirely compofed of my own children i have nevtr teafed even n ths micilt ot their maft try ing difficultiee and dangers to receive proof of ih*ir att-tcl.ment ; endtavour to prefefve them flill in thafc fenliments for me this is du to the particular elieem and frienfliip i entertain for j ru and to the unf:ign"d at tedioq 1 fcÂ«l for them ! klt-'>er commanfar in chief to the direttury " the commander in chief daonaparie qui ted tins couutr for france on the corn ing of the 13d ult.^without ay ing a w-rd of hii intention to any p^rfoa whatever lir had appointed me to meet him at rofetta on the fubfeqiient dÂ»y ! ihe 24th i found there but his difpatches unablt to divine whetiicr the general hat haj the good for tunt to reach toulon i think it incumbent on me to fmd you a copy f the lettrr b which he transferred to rn the command 0 the army as alro of another which he had addreffed to the grand vizier at conllan unople although he kr:ew perf-ftly well thath this officer was already arrived at da atafcus *â€¢ my fit ft caret have been t reeled to ob tain an accurate knowledge of the pfcunt coridition of the army ** you know citiien directors and yoi have it in your power 10 procur the re quifite ftatementt j vcu llflow i fay the adual ftrer.gth of the army t its arrival in tgypt it is reduced a full hall ! 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